Monthly Archives: April 2010

DJ Cedi & Citizen Kofi have been a couple of weeks in Ghana and recorded some exclusive freestyles with the rising hiplife star Sarkodie and talked about revolution with the hiplife’s godfather Reggie Rockstone. And from all this the Gold Coast Rising mixtape was born. This is some good shit!

‘Sleep Less’… if there is one person who knows about lack of sleep it would have to be Jesse Rose. Take the month of March 2010. Jesse went from Berlin to Tokyo to play at Womb, back to Berlin for a day in the studio before heading off to Paris for his Made to Play residency at La Regine, then direct to London to sign a new act, back to Berlin for ten hours and it was off to L.A and the start of his U.S Tour, which ended in three gigs at WMC (Made to Play vs Rekids & Get Physical Beach party being the highlights), before jetting off to Mexico to play an extended set at Santanera in Play Del Carmen and then an after hours on the beach before jetting back to Berlin to finish a remix for Sound Pellegrino. Feel tired just reading this? Then try actually doing it!

The ‘Sleep Less’ series is all about showcasing what Made to Play stands for, tracks to put in your box and play, as well as showcasing the house sound you can expect to hear when Jesse’s playing at a club or festival. Heading the first part of the series; ‘Night One’ starts ‘with Non-Stop Dub’ which nods to classic Chicago house, with a sprinkle of Jesse’s trademark cheekiness, with ‘(Where Were You) Last Night’ going back and moving that chunky Dubsided sound forward. ‘(Where Were You) Last Night’ has already been picked up by Radio Slave for a forthcoming remix.

The first instalment of the ‘Sleep Less’ series drop this Monday and Jesse Rose gave us a re-edit of “You Know It” to promote it.

Mowgli is coming to Malmö and he wanted us to listen to his new remix so that we would have an idea about where he is at. A the head of Deadfish and part of the “Brick Lane Mafia” Mowgli has made a big impact on the scene from the begining. He just released his EP “I Want Everything” and playing close to everywhere this spring so be sure to check him out.

Deadline is May 19th meaning that you’ll have exactly 3 weeks to turn in your entry.

Prizes:

Third place: Love, glory and respect all over the internets
Second place: The above + a voucher on the Institubes online store
First place: A spot on the “Dinosaurs With Guns” remix package to drop on Sound Pellegrino this summer

Don’t sleep on this one! Today is the release of “The Creature From Jekyll Island” the 2nd album by Jamtech Foundation. The album features Jamaican artist such as Lutan Fyah, Spectacular, Sizzla, Voltage and Swedish sensation Joey Fever plus a lot of instrumental madness. And the best thing about it is that it’s free for all the Discobelle readers, so make sure you download a copy.